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Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Govt to focus on high-tech industries for free trade
Govt to focus on high-tech industries for free trade BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The government will focus its policy on the development of certain high-tech industries to prepare the country to compete in regional free trade, which will start in 2000, a senior minister said.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Hindu ritual in Palangkaraya
Hindu ritual in Palangkaraya PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Hindu religious leaders have started a ritual called Tiwah, which is aimed at helping the spirits of their ancestors ascend to heaven.The 18-day ceremony, worth Rp 50 million (US$21,276), is being financed by the families of 27 dead...
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Stock prices become difficult to predict
Stock prices become difficult to predict JAKARTA (JP): Several analysts said they were uncertain as to which direction the stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to move this week, while investors' attention will focus on an Astra "takeover" and several new initial public...
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Teenagers netted in disco raids
Teenagers netted in disco raids JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-eight people, 36 of whom are teenagers, were arrested during raids by a special security task force on four night spots in Central Jakarta over the weekend.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Papua-backed premier assassinated
Papua-backed premier assassinated SYDNEY (Agencies): The premier of the violence-torn Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville has been assassinated, robbing the province of one of its strongest voices for peace, the PNG government said yesterday.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
Students brawl in Ciputat
Students brawl in Ciputat JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students pelted each other and buses full of passengers with stones in Ciputat, on the border of South Jakarta and Tangerang, West Java, on Saturday.Junior high school students, in scout uniforms, were among the battling students from at least three...
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
ICJ best arbitrator on islands rift: Experts
ICJ best arbitrator on islands rift: Experts UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Two legal experts agree that Indonesia's and Malaysia's decision to take their overlapping claims on the Sipadan and Ligitan islands to the International Court of Justice (IJC) may yield the best solution.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
RI tanker fined for pollution
RI tanker fined for pollution KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): An Indonesian oil tanker had been fined for causing the worst case of sea pollution in Malaysian waters so far this year, Malaysia's environment minister said yesterday.The owners of the M.T.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
On student brawls
On student brawls The article by Mr. Jack West in "Your Letters" of The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, caught my attention. I thought: "At least there is an expatriate who has a genuine interest in the problems of this city.
Mon, 14 Oct 1996
AIDS information for students
AIDS information for students I would like to make some comments on your article Activists welcome proposal to include AIDS in curriculum (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 28). I think it is a good idea for the government to introduce the subject of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in schools, but...
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Sifting through pieces of Indonesian maritime history
Sifting through pieces of Indonesian maritime historyText and photos by Bambang Budi Utomo JAKARTA (JP): My forefathers were people of the sea. Conquering the wide open seas was their passion...This song was popular years ago with school children and villagers.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Cambodia edges towards peace, prosperity and democracy
Cambodia edges towards peace, prosperity and democracyBy Sorpong Peou Prospects for peace in the country have improved following a split in the Khmer Rouge Cambodia may be on a slow but sure path towards peace, prosperity and democracy.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Wang set for second straight win in Indonesia
Wang set for second straight win in Indonesia SURABAYA, East Java (Agencies): Defending champion Wang Shi- Ting and fourth seeded Nana Miyagi both scored straight set victories to reach the final of the US$107,500 Wismilak International here yesterday.Taiwanese Wang, seeded No.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Guess What?
Guess What? Journalists don't give up easily and when they press their interviewees for an answer, they often end up irritating them.That happened on Wednesday of Oct. 9. Actually it was a great day for journalists, who were covering two Army events in Bandung -- the installment of Maj. Gen.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
More people use services of 'satpam'
More people use services of 'satpam' A high crime rate and robust economic growth have led many wealthy people to hiring security guards to protect their lives, families and properties. The Jakarta Post reporters Gedsiri Suhartono, K.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Jakartans differ over services of 'satpam'
Jakartans differ over services of 'satpam' JAKARTA (JP): Some might say that hiring a satpam or a personal bodyguard is just a waste of money. But they will change their mind when their family or property is attacked.The Jakarta Post asked people what they think.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
India is cementing closer relations with ASEAN
India is cementing closer relations with ASEAN S.D. Muni looks at how common interests are drawing India and ASEAN closer together. India's maiden participation in the Jakarta ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) meetings was low-key but confident.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
ITB grants Hartarto honorary doctoral degree
ITB grants Hartarto honorary doctoral degree BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Hartarto Sastrosoenarto, coordinating minister for production and distribution, was awarded an honorary doctoral degree yesterday by the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours
Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours JAKARTA (JP): I had been driving around the parking ground of a government building for fifteen minutes, desperately trying to find a parking space, when my lady-friend pushed the horn and held up two fingers. To my surprise, it worked magic.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Basic training course a must for city's 'satpam'
Basic training course a must for city's 'satpam'By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The rise in brutal crime has put the fear of God into many Jakartans.Many households and most offices in Jakarta already employ security guards, known as satpam.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Erby pulls no punches for the stars
Erby pulls no punches for the starsBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Guarding celebrities is still an unusual profession here.Many local dignitaries feel safe enough walking around, even in big cities like Jakarta, without "Rambos" to fend off bothersome fans and make sure they don't get hurt.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Nobel prize for Horta sends the wrong message: Alatas
Nobel prize for Horta sends the wrong message: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas says the decision to award exiled East Timor separatist leader Jose Ramos Horta the Nobel Peace Prize has sent the "wrong" message to Indonesia.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Government intervention in economy still needed
Government intervention in economy still neededBy Prapti Widinugraheni MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The 13th congress of the Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) closed here yesterday with its participants agreeing to the inarguable need for government intervention in the country's economic...
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Right body reaffirms findings on July 27 riot
Right body reaffirms findings on July 27 riot JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights announced yesterday that one of the five fatalities in the July 27 riots resulted from a gunshot wound.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Student brawls
Student brawlsFrom RepublikaThe increased frequency of brawling among secondary school students in Jakarta is a tremendous worry. The brawls seem to be organized and have increased in brutality. It is regrettable that some victims are students of good conduct.
Sun, 13 Oct 1996
Motorcyclists in Jakarta
Motorcyclists in JakartaFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA growing number of motorcyclists in Jakarta ignore traffic signs, thereby endangering other road users.They drive on the sidewalks of Jl. Matraman, Sudirman and Tomang, depriving pedestrians of their right of way.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Nusamba confirms plan to acquire stake in Astra
Nusamba confirms plan to acquire stake in Astra JAKARTA (JP): PT Nusantara Ampera Bakti (Nusamba), a business group controlled by foundations headed by President Soeharto, has confirmed its plan to take over a majority stake in PT Astra International.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Fruit trees for auction
Fruit trees for auction JAKARTA (JP): The first-ever fruit-tree auction is scheduled to be held tomorrow at the Mekarsari fruit garden in Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, to commemorate the garden's first anniversary.All the fruit trees to be auctioned will be potted.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Croatian envoy to KL removed
Croatian envoy to KL removed KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): Croatian President Franjo Tudjman removed his country's ambassador to Malaysia in the wake of accusations that the envoy raped a Filipina maid, an embassy spokesman said yesterday.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Prosecutor seeks eight months for student
Prosecutor seeks eight months for student JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor yesterday demanded an eight-month prison sentence for a student accused of assaulting a policeman during a demonstration in Jakarta in June.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Blasphemy case takes new turn
Blasphemy case takes new turn JAKARTA (JP): A Ministry of Religious Affairs official charged with blasphemy did not deny the accusation that he had defamed the sexual behavior of Torajan girls, but he told the court yesterday that he was quoting a school teacher's observations.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
'WTO best forum to address RI car policy'
'WTO best forum to address RI car policy' JAKARTA (JP): A senior U.S. official yesterday said Washington considers the World Trade Organization (WTO) the appropriate channel through which to address trade disputes, such as the one on Indonesia's national car policy, despite the involvement of APEC...
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
'Koteka' not a sign of poverty in Irian
'Koteka' not a sign of poverty in Irian JAKARTA (JP): If you think Irian Jaya's Dani tribespeople who go around with nothing on but penis sheaths are poor, you are wrong.Jayawijaya Regent J.B. Wenas said in Jayawijaya Thursday many Dani residing in the spectacular Baliem Valley are "millionaires"...
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Belo and Horta receive Nobel peace prize
Belo and Horta receive Nobel peace prize JAKARTA (JP): Two East Timorese, Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Fretilin separatist leader Jose Ramos Horta, were awarded the 1996 Nobel peace prize yesterday.Belo becomes the first Indonesian to receive the prestigious award.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Govt defends provincial decree on alcohol
Govt defends provincial decree on alcohol JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. yesterday defended the controversial provincial decree on alcoholic beverages, saying it strives to control distribution and use of liquor rather than promote it.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Taxi driver blues
Taxi driver bluesFrom KompasI was looking for a cab at terminal A of Soekarno-Hatta airport on Oct. 3 around 1:30 P.M., when a BB taxi, number A 106, approached me.The driver seemed friendly enough.I got in, and the driver asked: "Where are you going, Sir?" When I replied that I was going to...
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Fedex service
Fedex service This is the second time I have had an unpleasant experience with Federal Express in Jakarta. Last September, I wanted to send some documents to London. A Fedex staff told me that it would cost US$37.5, so I bought dollars. I was surprised that Fedex did not have dollars for my change.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Five killed in attacks on East Java churches: Govt
Five killed in attacks on East Java churches: Govt JAKARTA (JP): Five people died when a mob attacked several churches and Christian schools in the East Java town of Situbondo on Thursday, but order has been restored, according to the government.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Containing likely policy damage
Containing likely policy damageBy Mari Pangestu JAKARTA (JP): The European Union (EU), Japan and the United States have all lodged complaints against Indonesia's "national car" policy with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Komselindo to upgrade its networks into CDMA
Komselindo to upgrade its networks into CDMA JAKARTA (JP): PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), one of the country's three analog cellular telephone operators, plans to improve its service by upgrading its networks into the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Tremors cause panic in Malaysia
Tremors cause panic in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A series of tremors shook parts of western peninsular Malaysia, including the capital Kuala Lumpur, late on Thursday, causing residents to flee their homes, the national Bernama news agency reported.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Economist queries govt's role in the market
Economist queries govt's role in the market MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The government's intervention in a managed market economy may not guarantee greater welfare for the people if it is not carried out flexibly and transparently, an economist says.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Land agency firm on building permits for suburban areas
Land agency firm on building permits for suburban areas JAKARTA (JP): The National Land Agency has instructed its offices in West Java to stop issuing permits to developers who want to build housing complexes in Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
PLN and PT Cepa agree on contract amendments
PLN and PT Cepa agree on contract amendments JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PLN has signed three contract amendments with PT Consolidated Electric Power Asia (Cepa) of Hong Kong and has issued a financial disclosure for the private company's Tanjung Jati-B power plant project in...
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
The Bernas case
The Bernas caseFrom MerdekaFifty days have passed since Bernas daily journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, also named Udin, 35, died after an unknown group of people attacked him in his home in Bantul, Yogyakarta, on Aug. 13.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
RP's foreign investments up
RP's foreign investments up MANILA (AFP): Net foreign investments in the Philippines in the first half of 1996 rose 178 percent over the same period last year to US$1.6 billion, documents released here yesterday.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Project to protect Sumatran tigers
Project to protect Sumatran tigers BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The British Tiger Foundation International, the Tiger Foundation Asia and Taman Safari Indonesia have initiated a project which aims to save Sumatran tigers from extinction.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Christine Hakim
Christine HakimFrom MerdekaThe noted film actress Christine Hakim, often nicknamed Indonesia's Meryl Streep or Jodie Foster, who has not made a film for many years, is finally to act in a sinetron (TV serial).
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
More competition in power projects likely
More competition in power projects likely JAKARTA (JP): To stimulate competition in the electricity business the government says it will increase the number of projects that require investors to secure their contracts through tenders, a senior government official said yesterday.
Sat, 12 Oct 1996
Local drivers gear up for season-end rally
Local drivers gear up for season-end rally JAKARTA (JP): The National Rally Championship's fourth and final leg, in Bandar Lampung next weekend, looks to set to be a nail-biting confrontation among the top five title contenders.